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The Federal Trade Commission is always on the lookout for what could be improved " for the children !" and a recent report highlights the newest areas of concern: virtual worlds. In its report released Thursday, the FTC announced the downright shocking news that there is sexually explicit and often violent content in virtual worlds that can be accessed by minors, along with a set of ...
Yahoo launched a beta version of Ad Interest Manager, a tool that helps consumers control their online personal data, on December 7. The release follows last week's launch of the Interactive Advertising Bureau's "Privacy Matters" campaign. Yahoo joins Google and AOL, which have their own online privacy tools, with the release.
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Monday that the Federal Trade Comm...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.----Howell Marketing Strategies comments on the Federal Trade Commission's new rules regarding testimonials in advertising. The FTC is an independent agency of the U.S. government created and tasked by Congress with administering a wide variety of consumer protection laws.
The Federal Trade Commission will host a press event on Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 11 am EDT to announce a multi-million-dollar settlement with a major U.S. company for facilitating cross-border telemarketing fraud between the United States and Canada.
Farmington Hills-based Realcomp II Ltd. has decided to appeal a recent Federal Trade Commission ruling on the handling of certain real estate listings.
FORT WORTH, Texas & OMAHA, Neb.----Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation announce they have been granted early termination of the mandatory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the previously announced Berkshire acquisition of BNSF.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Federal Trade Commission has broadenedits investigation of Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker Intel beyondthe company's competition with Advanced Micro Devices to include atleast one other Silicon Valley company, Nvidia, sources saidThursday.
A Chickasaw couple claims a computer company scammed them out of nearly $2000. The Federal Trade Commission said they're not the only ones who have had trouble with the company. The FTC has filed suit against BlueHippo.
The FTC recently gave the video game industry the equivalent of a gold star in terms of how it regulates the way games are sold and advertised to kids—finding that its self-regulation is "the strongest" of the three major entertainment sectors: video games, movies and music.
On the same day as an FTC discussion on online privacy, Yahoo is rolling out a tool which gives users of its sites the option to opt out of behavioral targeted ads. An online dashboard shows users what "interests" Yahoo thinks they have and lets them specify that they don't want to see ads aimed at those categories .
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